Don’t try this at home!
Click the link below to see folk hero Rusty Brewer’s agility and bravery.
Installing long, long curtains: Not for the faint of heart. These Frisco homeowners hired us to provide and install custom window treatments for their two-story Living Room windows....

BEFORE
A Heritage Ranch couple was just finishing up some major DIY redecorating. They had gone for a whole new look, which included installing hardwood floors, custom cabinetry, painting and purchasing new rugs and furniture. They had done a terrific job!
For the next phase — window treatments...

These cream silk custom panels once draped two windows in Cleveland. When the Home Owners recently relocated to Frisco, the curtains did also. Now, however, there were three windows. Hmmm….. And another problem? One pair of panels was way too short for the MBR windows while the other pair of panels...

Last year an SMU dorm. This year an apartment .
One of the homeys, whom we shall henceforth refer to as Undeclared, drove across the country in a small and fuel efficient car toting one passenger, an accordian, a ukelele, a guitar, a record player, a record collection as well as other necessities. Upon...

Before we painted the walls and much of the woodwork in this Plano Living Room we had Lenny Bean, our favorite carpenter, add a decorative header to the Entry doorway. Lenny also constructed a crown-molding-style cornice and added...

Yesterday I went to a Norman Shutter training event in Lewisville.
Watch the attached video above to see a
Remote Controled
Solar Recharging
Battery Operated Motorized Shutter
Wowwee!!
This seems like the perfect application for high, inconvenient or plentiful windows:
When you wish to control the...

Alex and Amy rule the house. Their Mom’s home in Fairview is whimsically and elegantly furnished. The design is shabby-sheik with whites, creams, crystal and drama. All purchases are made, however, with the little doggies in mind!
When it was time to replace several upholstered pieces, the Home Owner...

Think cool. We installed two outdoor fan/lights on this North Dallas patio.
Think memories. We addded a porch swing!
Think comfortable. We purchased very affordable patio furniture, a glider and swivel-tilt chairs. Sometimes movement is restful!
Think botanical. We added patio plants up close. The gorgeous...

Decorating on a Shoe String, a service for the cost-conscious, has many happy clients in the Dallas metroplex communities of Plano, McKinney, Frisco, Prosper, Fairview, Murphy, Heath, North Dallas and Westlake.
The company was founded by Ginny Andrews 15 years ago and has morphed to offer turn-key residential remodeling and commercial design as well as furniture and accessory selection, re-arrangement, custom window treatments and window products.